Martin Smith

foreign correspondent for Frontline

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The series “America and the Taliban” looks at four U.S. administrations’ worth of missteps, missed opportunities, and American hubris in the war in Afghanistan.

‘America and the Taliban’: Why US lost war in Afghanistan

The series “America and the Taliban” looks at four U.S. administrations’ worth of missteps, missed opportunities, and American hubris in the war in Afghanistan.

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